SAP S/4HANA
November 2015
English
Central Configuration for
Material Type Services SERV (BN3)
Building Block Configuration Guide
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SAP Best Practices
Central Configuration for material type Services (SERV) (BN3):
Configuration Guide
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Contents
Central Configuration for Material Type Services (SERV) .............................................................. 5
1
Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 5
2
Preparation ............................................................................................................................... 5
3
2.1
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................. 5
2.2
Deployment Options ....................................................................................................... 5
2.3
Configuration .................................................................................................................. 5
Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 6
3.1
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Define Attributes of Material Types ................................................................................ 6
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Central Configuration for Material Type Services
(SERV)
1
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to describe the general configuration steps required to manually
set up the configuration within the system landscape that has already been installed using the
corresponding installation or configuration guides for installation.
If you do not want to configure manually and prefer an automated installation process using BC
Sets and other tools, refer to the Configuration Guide – Getting Started of your SAP rapiddeployment solution that is attached to the SAP Note.
This document supplements the existing Customizing documentation in the Implementation
Guide (IMG) and provides additional information where required.
2
Preparation
2.1 Prerequisites
Before you start installing this scenario, you must install the prerequisite building blocks. For more
information, see the Building Block Prerequisites Matrix.
2.2 Deployment Options
The configuration guide provides the implementation content for the different deployment
options/SAP Products S/4HANA

Public cloud (PC) – minimal scope & content

On-premise (OP) – full scope and content coverage
Depending on the use case/deployment option/ S/4HANA product version, you need to
implement the required scope/content starting with the Public cloud chapter and proceed with the
next required chapters.

For the full scope of the on-premise scope & content – PC and OP are required

For the public cloud scope & content – PC is required; OP is not required
2.3 Configuration
The following section describes the complete settings for this building block. These settings can
be divided into three main groups:

Prerequisite settings that have to be checked and which were delivered by SAP (as part of
the standard delivery)
The term Check refers to these prerequisite settings.
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Settings defined by the customer (in the customer namespace and customer-specific):
The system uses automation to request individual customer settings during the
personalization process. These settings can be initial or reused from existing SAP ERP
layers and are indicated in the text by <your value>.

Additional settings that need to be made, covered either by automation or manual
configuration (in the customer namespace).
The term Create refers to these additional settings in the text.
3
Configuration
3.1 Define Attributes of Material Types
1. Access the transaction using the following navigation path:
IMG Menu
Logistics - General  Material Master  Basic Settings  Material
Types  Define Attributes of Material Types
Transaction
Code
S_ALR_87002312
2. In the Dialog Structure pane, double-click Material Type.
3. On the Change View “Material types”: Details screen, create the following settings:
Field Name
Entry Value
Description of material type
Service
Field reference
SERV
SRef: material type
SERV
Product Type
2 (Services)
User departments
Select:

Accounting

Purchasing

Basic Data

Sales
Ext. Purchase Orders
2 (… allowed)
Int. Purchase Orders
0 (… not allowed)
Price Control
S – Standard price
Acct cat. reference
0006 (Reference for Services)
Quantity updating
In no valuation areas
Value updating
In no valuation areas
Material Type ID
General material type
4. Save the entries.
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